Female? Sexing Help Please

[Essjay]

As we're completely off topic in this thread, I'll continue this discussion in your thread in the General Chat section

 

[Ryefish]

The topic is fine lol. I'm local to you all aswell. I picked these four girls up from teesside koi. I have a male crowntail that I got from chilton aquatics and my boyfriend is having a platinum halfmoon male specially ordered in at chilton on tuesdays delivery.
Im still keeping an eye on this fish. The four females are a cambodian (white bodied red finned) female, a white bodied almost voilet finned female with an iridescent blue/violet shine, the culprit in the video above and a dark bodied (think she must have a bit of melano in her genes) red finned female.

Ill see what i can do for pictures

 

[mattbleasby]

Ohh! So Teesside Koi is due a visit aswell. I thought we were pretty stuck for good shops appart from MA and a couple of LFS. Hense why i was moving towards the web for more specialist breeds. rather than common LFS stock.

i was abotu too say get some snaps but you beat me too it. Look forward too it i still stand by female.

Ill be gutted if im wrong.

 

[Ryefish]

Im biased but chilton aquatics can order in special bettas if they are available from the wholesaler. Teesside koi is good for the smaller community fish but they dont stock discus and only have a small range of cichlids. Last week they only had red and blue male fighters in. I do prefer teesside koi over the other lfs in stockton area

 

[Ryefish]

Photo's of the four. Two are currently in a breeder trap in a snail tank in my bedroom and the other two are in my community tank.


Female 1 - dark bodied, red finned. She always has either breeding stripes or stress stripes, never normal Does it look like an old injury on her to anyone else?

Female 2 - the Cambodian

Female 4 is my favourite by far

"Female 3".. the unknown.. I have some more pics, check them out

None of them have names. My boyfriend said there is "too many to name" so they are known by their colours or numbers.
If No.3 is a male he will be rehomed when his fins grow back or he gets rowdy, whichever comes first. I don't have space for another male which is a shame

 

[mattbleasby]

I love the dark bodied one in the breeding trap. Unfortunatly i wont be having any of these in my newest 60ltr planted setup. as there will be a male in there with them (community tank) So id have to have more females.

Such a shame, Shes a beauties

 

[lilfishie]

3 is definately male, sure i see the beard under its gills

 

[Ryefish]

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3 is definately a boy and now nicknamed "Red". I went in to go check on the fish and he was flaring at one of the girls

I grabbed the camera a second too late

bad picture but there it is. Flare

His tail seems to be missing a few chunks out of it today so im going to put him in a breeder trap until we decide what to do with him